What is the queen of the palm?

Queen Palm is a high, tropical palm of a native of South America. It is considered a cold palm and is often used as landscape plants in tropical and subtropical climate. This palm is alternately called "Cocos plumosa" or "Cocos Palm". The scientific name is Syagrus Romanzoffiana , in the family Arecaceae. In tropical areas outside its natural range, the queen can become invasive. The leaves have a thick spine lined on both sides by 150 to 250 laterally growing leaflets. When the palm matures, the new leaves grow from the center of the trunk, while the mature, the lower leaves die and tear off. This growing process, shared by all palms, creates a suitcase with more rings or leaves of leaves at regular intervals. The trunk is smooth and gray, about 2 feet wide (0.6 m). 6 feet (2 m) long and consists of small, bright yellow gold. Each inflorescence consists of male and female flowers that often visit insects. Fruits are sweet, attract bats and other mammals who consume fruit and spread withEMENA.

In the landscape, Queen Palms is often planted along the highways and in the middle of the boulevards and divided streets. It is planted in a private and public landscape to provide shadow for lawns and terraces. It is resistant in areas where winter temperatures drop to 19 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 ° C) for a short time. Like a palm that can survive frost temperatures, Palm Queen is popular in subtropical areas.

accustomed to continuous moist tropics, the queen palm requires frequent irrigation in areas with limited collision. Young palms should be planted in full sun and sandy, well draining the soil. After planting, the palm should be connected daily for the first three to five weeks. Heavy, wet soil can be mixed with sand and organic matter to improve drainage. This palm prefers neutral to slightly acidic pH of the soil between 6.1 and 7.5.

Royal palm requires frequent maintenance of the surroundings, abY was cleaned from dead leaves, spent flowers and seeds. As the leaves die, they become unsightly and should be removed. The high figure of Queen Palm makes it difficult to trim and eliminate the leaves and may require professional services.